Council members defend fire chief retirement agreement

Documents reveal initial attempt to file charges against fire chief

7:19 PM,
Oct. 11, 2013

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Concerned with a revenue shortfall in the city's Fire Department, the City Council's Committee of the Whole on Sept. 3 voted 7-3 to take action that may have led to Chief Bill Manis being fired by the Police and Fire Commission.

Thursday evening, following an HTR Media open records request, City Attorney Straun Boston released minutes of that closed session and another on Sept. 16.

At the second session, council members and Mayor Justin Nickels took a different approach and unanimously voted to authorize Boston to negotiate a monetary settlement for up to $35,000 as part of a retirement ...